School: Springfield High
Mascot: Solon
Head Coach: Roy Wesley Gully, III
Years at School: 2
Overall Record: 5-13
Assistant Coaches: Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator- Nate Graham, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator- Jon Hebb, Defensive Backs- Jarrett Anderson, Linebackers- Titus Florence, Defensive Line- Kevin Norris, Special Teams/WR- Marcus Bates, QB’s- James Hickman, RB’s- Larry Rockford, Offensive Line- Joe Mercier
Last Year’s Conference Record: 3-6
Last Year’s Overall Record: 3-6
Postseason: n/a
2016 Team Scoring Average: 28
2016 Team Yards per Game Average: 335
2016 Team Yards per Game Passing: 174
2016 Team Yards per Game Rushing: 161
2016 Team Points Allowed Per Game: 25
Number of Players out this season: 57
Number of returning letterman: 25
Number of returning starters: 14
Offense: 7
Defense: 7
Top Returnees from 2015: (Position & Stats)
Offensive:
Position Name Ht Wt Year
QB Lucas Rockford 6’ 190 Sr
WR Cam Jones 5’11” 190 Jr
FB Caleb Small 5’8” 185 Jr
OL JaQuez Roberson 6’2” 260 Sr
Defensive:
Position Name
Wendel Burnes CB
Peyton West DB
David Brandt DE
JaQuez Roberson Nose Tackle
Who are the newcomers we should know about and why?
Jordan Dossett Sr transfer from Jacksonville, smart, instinctual, disciplined, fundamentally sound, tough.
Taryn Wallace sophomore, explosive, strong, fast, competitive.
What are the questions marks for this team heading into the 2017 season?
Depth/size in the trenches
What’s something unique about this team that’s worth noting?
Two 1 point losses kept the team from the playoffs last season, despite going 3-6 the team actually scored more points than it gave up, every game was a win or a close/competitive game.
Head Coach Roy Gully says: This is the year SHS is poised to break through. After laying the foundation year 1, being improved and competitive year 2, this is the year we are supposed to win games against teams we are “not supposed to beat.” We have a chip on our shoulder from being so close in so many games and with the addition of Coach Hebb we expect to be better at in-game adjustments and closing opponents out so we don’t miss the playoffs in 2017.
